PROGRAMS

Workshops

The ICEE and University Centers for Economic Education offer both summer intensive workshops for graduate credit as well as curriculum specific workshops throughout the year.

Classroom Mini-Economy

The Classroom Mini-Economy, developed by the Indiana Department of Education and adopted by the National Council on Economic Education, is a hands-on form of instruction that prepares students to function in today’s rapidly changing and independent society. Students experience entrepreneurship and real life by operating their own classroom economy.

If you are already using the Classroom Mini-Economy, be sure to take a look at these other great resources:

Playdough Economics

The unique feature of Playdough Economics is the use of modeling clay, which provides motivation through a concrete learning experience. The lessons are activity-oriented simulations which stress an inductive approach to learning, whereby students derive an understanding of the concepts from examples and data generated in the simulations.

Be sure to take a look at these other great resources for Playdough Economics:

Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature

Using children's literature to teach economics is an excellent strategy to economize on scarce instructional time. ICEE has worked with the Indiana Department of Education to revise the popular Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature curriculum, which is distributed by the National Council on Economic Education. The curriculum is available free to Indiana teachers at in-service programs. For training opportunities, contact your local Center for Economic Education.

This curriculum has interdisciplinary lessons on 24 popular books, such as The Doorbell Rang, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, and Holes. Five additional lessons from the first edition are also available on line. See below.

Energy, Economics, and the Environment

ICEE, through the support of Indiana Michigan Power, offers workshops each summer on the important Energy, Economics, and the Environment (EEE) curriculum, originally developed by the Indiana Department of Education. This newly revised curriculum offers basic information on key topics such as water and forest resources, renewable and non renewable energy sources, solid waste, and global warming. The curriculum at each level revolves around age-appropriate case studies, which help students apply sound economic reasoning to important energy and environmental issues.

Indiana Stock Market Game

Get your students excited about learning! Using actual data from the stock markets, teams of students are given a hypothetical $100,000 to create and manage a portfolio of stocks and mutual funds. Before they know it, students are learning about financial markets such as the New York Stock Exchange, understanding the basics of personal investing and enhancing skills learned in math, reading, and technology.

Entrepreneurship Youth Institute

The Entrepreneurship Youth Institute is a workshop for students and teachers to introduce them to entrepreneurial thinking and decision making and learn about starting a business from real entrepreneurs.

KidsEcon Posters

Posters illustrating economic and financial literacy concepts give teachers innovative teaching tools to teach not only economics, but also other subjects in the curriculum. You will find a literature connection on the web site that list some great children's books that illustrate economic concepts from the posters. The posters can also be supplemented by great activities such asKidsEcon Bingo, KidsEcon Activity Cards, and the new Herschel's World of Economics DVD.

Annual Awards Program

Awards Applications/Nomination Forms:

Olin Davis for Exemplary Teaching of Economics: This distinguished award is presented each year to K-12 teachers who have excelled in teaching and promoting the teaching of economics.

Paul Samuelson Enterprise Award for Community Leaders: This distinguished award honors community leaders who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to economic education in their community.

Lawrence Senesh Award for School Administrators: The ICEE gives this award each year to an outstanding school administrator who has excelled in promoting economic education in his or her school or school corporation.

New York Stock Exchange Teacher's Workshop Travel Award: The Indiana Council for Economic Education is pleased to offer five awards (valued at approximately $1,500 each) to Indiana teachers to attend the New York Stock Exchange Teacher’s Workshop Program in New York City during the summer of 2006. Exact dates of the workshop will be announced in March of 2006.

Student Competitions

Economics Challenge: High School economics students compete in a state competition testing their economic knowledge. 2007 winners

Calendar Poster Contest: Students in grades 2-8 create posters illustrating economic concepts. Winners are featured in ICEE Calendar. 2007 winners

Other Awards/Grants

EconomicsAmerica Grants

IDOE Economic Education Grants

International Grant Opportunities